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Resources and
Support
Victim information and grief counseling
Pier 94, at West 57th Street and 12th Avenue. 9 a.m. - midnight
daily.
Locating
Victims
Where to go if you are trying to locate a loved one.
Visitor
Assistance
The city has established a hotline and other information for out-of-town
family members in New York to find or grieve a victim.
Interactive
Relief and Rescue Map
Hospitals, shelters and more.
World
Trade Center tenants
A list of companies, floor
numbers and building information for the twin towers.
Shelters
Locations of Red Cross
shelters, staffed with nurses and mental health care workers. Also,
displaced residents can call 212-350-2880 for the status of specific
buildings.
New York City
government
Latest information on
transportation, closings, rescue efforts and other city initiatives.
Federal Emergency
Management Agency
How to talk to your children
about yesterday's events, latest on federal aid efforts and more.
Investor
Information
Places to call if you
had accounts with a broker based in the WTC. The Securities
Exchange Commission also has information on market recovery.
Counseling and
Health Resources
• National
Institute of Mental Health: Information on helping children
cope and on post-traumatic stress disorder.
• St. Vincent's Hospital: 212-604-8192
or walk-in clinic at 144 W. 12 St.
• 800-LIFENET
• City Crisis Counseling Center at the Ramada Inn at
the JFK Airport: Call 718-751-8200.
• Coping
With the Aftermath: Information from the American Psychological
Association.
• Shelters
Staffed With Counselors: The city's list of places to go.
• Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services: Drop-in
centers available at six locations. Call 212-397-4090 or 212-397-4250.
• City University of New York "Help Line": 212-794-5588
Monday through Friday, 11am-7pm.
• Henry Street Settlement: offering walk-in grief counseling
in English, Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin and Taiwanese. 40 Montgomery
Street, at Madison Street, Lower East Side. 212-233-5032.
• Safe Horizon counseling hotline: 800-621-HOPE or 212-577-7777.
• American Lung Association: respiratory information
and assistance hotline, 1-800-LUNG-USA Monday through Friday, 8am-8pm.
• Catholic Charities bereavement counseling and general
assistance: (212) 371-1011, ext. 2013.
• Oklahoma City National Memorial Institute for the
Prevention of Terrorism: outreach hotline, 1-888-542-HOPE or email
outreach@mipt.org.
• Office for Victims of Crime hotline: 800-331-0075
Financial Assistance
• FEMA assistance for individuals:
800-462-9029.
• Real Estate Board of New
York Hotline for businesses needing office space: (212) 621-9502,
621-9517, or 621-9527 - Monday through Saturday, 8am-8pm; or email
spacebank@rebny.com.
• REALTORS:
National Association of Realtors housing relief fund.
• Unemployment insurance: NY Department
of Labor Telephone Claims Center at 888-209-8124.
• Twin Towers Job Link Center: 718-557-6755,
168-46 91st Avenue, Jamaica, Queens Monday through Friday, 9am-1pm.
• Economic Recovery Center for WTC
businesses: 800-462-9092.
• New
York City Partnership: Assistance information for affected businesses.
• Nonprofit
Coordinating Committee of New York: Resources for affected nonprofits.
• IRS:
Tax relief information.
• Social Security Administration:
Help for claiming benefits, call 800-772-1213.
Care for Affected Pets
• ASPCA:
Society has organized pet rescue team and fund.
• Biscuits and Bath Doggy Village,
at 227 E. 44th Street (b/w 2nd and 3rd Aves) is offering free care
for pets stranded below Canal Street and free bathing for search
and rescue dogs. 212-692-2323.
• Further
links: Foster and rescue teams in the city from Petfinder.com.
Places of Worship
• Services and
vigils
• Online
prayer circle at Beliefnet
Train
& Subway Information
• Subways
& buses
• LIRR
• Metro-North
Railroad
• NJ
Transit
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